Phoenix Litigation Paralegal: Complex Class Action Support

Hagens & Berman; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is actively seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join our Phoenix office. The role involves preparing pleadings, managing discovery, and coordinating trial materials for complex litigation matters.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate with 3–5 years of paralegal experience, strong legal research skills, and proficiency with LexisNexis/Westlaw and e-filing systems. Excellent communication and organizational abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred with minimum 3–5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Understands complex legal concepts and terminology.
• Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.
• In-depth knowledge of state/federal/appellate court rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pleadings, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Assist in the preparation of legal memoranda, including state, federal, and appellate pleadings; cite-check; apply Blue book rules; format per local court rules. Proofread and finalize documents for electronic filing or service on opposing counsel.
• Gather facts, documents, exhibits, and evidence to assist in the initiation of legal actions, discovery, or motion practice.
• Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including Bates-numbering, redaction, production and privilege logs, and ediscovery.
• Maintain and search databases.
• Work with clients and class members to gather and convey information.
• Prepare materials for oral arguments, depositions, mediations, and trial.
• Organize exhibits, witness materials, prepare trial notebooks and all other supporting documents; coordinate trial logistics.
• Perform administrative functions, such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in a document management system; perform word processing functions; perform filing, e-filing, service, and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence, and courtesy copies; calendaring deadlines.

Skills

Legal research

Time management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

LexisNexis/Westlaw

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

ECF e-filing systems

Job description

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is actively seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join our Phoenix office. The role involves preparing pleadings, managing discovery, and coordinating trial materials for complex litigation matters.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate with 3–5 years of paralegal experience, strong legal research skills, and proficiency with LexisNexis/Westlaw and e-filing systems. Excellent communication and organizational abilities are essential.